BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (AP) — The woman who was in Daunte Wright’s vehicle when he was fatally shot by police in a Minneapolis suburb last year is suing the city and the former officer who killed him. The lawsuit says passenger Alayna Albrecht-Payton, 21, of St. Paul, was physically injured when Wright’s vehicle crashed into […]
The City of Brooklyn Center, a suburb of Minneapolis, has settled with a family for the wrongful death of their loved one at the hands of one of the town’s police officers. In addition to monetary compensation, the settlement includes training reforms to prevent such tragedies in the future. On Tuesday, June 21, the municipality […]
A prison intake photo of Kim Potter that showed her smiling widely after she was convicted of manslaughter in Daunte Wright’s death flared up at her sentencing Friday, with Wright’s mother saying it showed Potter wasn’t genuinely sorry for his death. Potter’s attorney said no disrespect was intended and Potter was simply doing as instructed by the prison […]
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Kim Potter, the former suburban Minneapolis police officer who said she confused her handgun for her Taser when she fatally shot Daunte Wright, was sentenced Friday to two years in prison. Wright’s family denounced the sentence as too lenient and accused the judge of giving more consideration to the white officer than […]
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jurors on Thursday convicted a suburban Minneapolis police officer of two manslaughter charges in the killing of Daunte Wright, a Black motorist she shot during a traffic stop after she said she confused her gun for her Taser. The mostly white jury deliberated for about four days before finding former Brooklyn Center officer Kim Potter guilty of first-degree […]
The ex-Minnesota police officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright has been charged with first-degree manslaughter, the state’s AG announced. Kim Potter shot Wright during a traffic stop, claiming she meant to use her Taser. She also faces a prior second-degree manslaughter charge. MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota prosecutors filed a more serious charge Thursday against the […]
The ex-Minnesota officer charged in the shooting death of Daunte Wright now wants to block news cameras at her upcoming manslaughter trial. Attorneys for the former Brooklyn Center Police Officer Kimberly Potter claim in court papers that livestreaming her trial presents safety concerns for the officer. Potter says she believed pulled out her taser instead […]
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The Minnesota police officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man, during a traffic stop will now be charged with second-degree manslaughter, a prosecutor said Wednesday according to USA Today. Washington County Attorney Pete Orput told USA TODAY that Kim Potter, a 26-year veteran of the Brooklyn Center Police Department, would be charged. […]
Noah added in how he finds it astonishing that police can mistake other items for weapons, “except their own gun.” “And by the way, don’t you find it amazing that cops think everything is a gun, except their own gun. You have a cellphone in your hand, ‘oh that’s a gun!’ You’re holding a wallet, […]